High On Fire
The Art Of Self Defense

TPCD038 / 5024545168129
(P) 1999 (2002) Cargo Music [293]

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Digitally remastered edition of this 2000 album from the cult Metal band formed by former Sleep guitarist Matt Pike. Berthed out of the need to simply play guitar again, Pike jammed with and settled on a line-up of powerhouse drummer Des Kensel and longtime guitarist friend George Rice, who made the switch to bass to round out the trio. The band recorded their debut with Sleep engineer/producer Billy Anderson at Shark Bite Studios in Oakland, CA. The Art of Self Defense served up a rock hard, unorthodox form of modern metal cloaked in strange religious theology and the trio's style was unique, distinct, HEAVY as all fuck and absolutely crushing. [...more...]

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